Anderson Cheek
of Orange County, NC

Anderson Cheek, son of James
CHEEK & Martha "Patty" ESTRIDGE (ESTES), was
born abt. 1796 in Orange Co., NC, and died July 4, 1868, in Wake
Co., NC. He married Temperance "Tempy" Williams,
Aug. 30, 1819, in Orange Co., NC. She was born Dec. 20, 1800, in
North Carolina and died June 17, 1887, in Durham Co., NC.
Anderson and Tempy Cheek are buried at the Anderson Cheek
Cemetery in East Durham, NC.

Notes

nderson Cheek, his wife Tempy and daughters Nancy
and Ellen are buried in the Anderson Cheek Cemetery, located off
East Angier Avenue near Pleasant Drive in East Durham, NC.
Duane Southerland, a descendant of Anderson Cheek, kindly shared
the following information about the cemetery. According to
Duane, the cemetery was in very poor condition when she visited
it in 1995. Legible stones included:

"Albert Cheek died 5 June 1871, 1 year and 2
months" [he was a son of James. W. CHEEK]

Anderson Cheek's will, dated Sept. 17, 1866, was proved in Wake County on June 17, 1880. Son John N. Cheek to receive the 52 acres of land he now lives on, and balance of the land to wife Tempy for life and then to be equally divided among the children except J.N. Cheek who has received his share. Specific bequests to his daughters Ellen, Amanda M., Cornelia L., and granddaughter Caroline MALONE. The portion of land that would have gone to daughter Nancy to be sold and the money equally divided between her three children. "I do not wish Daniel HOLLOWAY to heir any portion of my property or to have the control of any that my daughter Ellen may inherit." Execs: sons J.W. CHEEK and J.N. CHEEK. Wits: M.A. ANGIER, V.C. CHEEK. (Wake Co., NC, Will Book A, p.158.)

Will of Anderson Cheek

Knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death I
ANDERSON CHEEK of the County of Wake and State of North Carolina
being of sound disposing mind and memory do publish this my last
Will and Testament.

First I give to my son JOHN N. CHEEK the parcel of land on
which he lives and which was surveyed for him some years ago
containing about Fifty-Two acres more or less. I wish my wife
TEMPY CHEEK to have the use and control of the balance of the
land during her life then I wish it equally divided among all my
children except J.N. CHEEK the portion already given him I
consider his share.

The portion giving to my daughter ELLEN I want for her own use
unless she has bodily heirs if she has no bodily heirs at her
death I wish it to go back to the rest of her brothers and
sisters.

The portion of land which would have fallen to my daughter
NANCY I wish to be sold by my Executor and the money divided
equally between her three children.

I give to my daughters AMANDA M. CHEEK and CORNELIA L. CHEEK
each one bed and furniture and one cow and calf. I also give to
my granddaughter CAROLINE MALONE one bed and furnuture.

All the balance of my personal property I wish to remain in
possession of my wife TEMPY CHEEK during her life (except what
may be necessary to sell to pay my debts and other expenses) and
then to be sold and equally divided amongth my children, my
daughter NANCY's children receiving her share, and the
portion due my daughter ELLEN I wish to go to her individual use
unless she has bodily heirs. If she is not living and leaves no
bodily heirs I wish the property to go to my other children as I
do not wish DANIEL HOLLOWAY to heir any portion of my property or
to have the control of any that my daughter ELLEN may
inherit.

I appoint my sons J.W. CHEEK and J.N. CHEEK my Executors to
execute this my last Will and Testament. In witnes whereof I set
my hand and seal this the seventeeth day of September One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Six (1866).